Turnstile



C. D. TRUBENBACH AND D. B. SANNE-MAN.

TURNSTILE.

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jjjmig UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

CONRAD D. TRUIBENBACH, OF MOUNT VERNON, AND DIETRICH BALDWIN SANNEMAN,OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS TO PEREY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TURNSTILE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented uly 26, 1921.

Application filed November 20, 1919. Serial No. 339,326.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CONRAD D. TRUBEN- EACH and DIETRIGH B. SANNEMAN,citizens of the United States, and residents, respec tively, of MountVernon, in the county of WVestchester and State of New York, and of theborough of Brooklyn, city and county and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Turnstiles, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to turnstiles, and particularly to turnstilesused on railway cars.

The object of the invention is to provide for theregistration of eachand every passenger who steps inside a car before he can ali httherefrom.

nother object is to provide a turnstile that will give a clear or fairlyclear space at the exit; so that the passengers will have nothing, orpractically next to nothing, in their way when alighting.

A still further object is to provide means by which though twoturnstiles are used on the car one on the up trip and another on thedown trip but one of these turnstiles will have its arms spread; theother turnstile presenting practically but a post in the way of theoutgoing passengers, and therefore will be a convenience rather than adetriment or disadvantage, as the passengers can steady themselves ifthe car sways or suddenly starts, or even more suddenly comes to astandstill.

With these objects in view the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction, and in certain parts and combinationshereinafter to be described and more particularly pointed out in theclaims.

Heretofore great trouble has been experienced in accurately registeringthe exact number of passengers that step into and out of a car, but withthe herein described invention no passengers can pass from the car untilthey have registered their presence in the car by a mechanical deviceappropriately situated, and which cannot be either tampered with oravoided. Nor will there be any time lost inpassing the passengers fromentrance to exit; but if any should try to avoid paying fare theconductor can stop them from passing out of the car through the exit;and of course the motorman can prevent them from alighting through thedoor they entered.

This application is a continuation in part of our application filedDecember 26, 1918, and serially numbered 268,27 5, now Patent No.1,339,076, granted May 4, 1920. p

In the accompanying drawings, which show an embodiment of the inventionFigure 1 is a plan view of the interior of a non-looping or Y-car withentrances at both ends and exits in the middle showing the turnstilecasings in their positions; one in its operative position or withtheremovable head and the arms thereof spread above the casing; and theother in its inoperative position as a mere postwithout arms or head,and therefore not blocking up the exit. i

Fig. 2 is a plan view'of'the interior of another type of non-loopingorY-car similar to the one shown in Fig. 1, but having the entrances, andexits as well, at the end portions of the car. The turnstile casings areplaced one at each end, one being shown with the removable head and armsthereon, and the other without the same.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the interior of a looping car having theentrance at the for ward end and the exit in the center portion thereof.In this view if the headand arms be placed on the turnstile casing shownin the center of the car, the car will be a payas-you-travelcar; but ifthey be placed on the turnstile casing shown on the right hand end ofthe car the same will be a pay-asyou-enter car. I

Fig. 4 is a sideelevation of the upper portion of one of the turnstilecasings with the head and arms removed therefromshowing the squaredportion of the shaft, the upper and lower washers and the nut; oreas theupper portion of the 'turnstilecasing looks when not in operation as aturnstile, but rather standing immobile as ;a post for the convenienceof the passengers. p r

Fig. 5 is a similar elevation to Fig. 4 of the same turnstile casingwith the removable pletes. the: turnstile.

casings are fastened solidly to the floor of the car. in any desiredplace or position allowing the upper part of the revoluble shaft 2 toproject upwardly therefrom as shown more particularly in Fig. 4:.

The projecting portion of the said shaft immediatelyabove thecasing hasa washer '3 fixed thereto, and above the said washer the shaft issquared off as at 4:. Above this squared portion the shaft is reduced asat 5, anda thread :6 is cut on this reduced por tion. A nut 7 andasecond washer .8 completes this portion: of the casing unit.

A removable head and arms unit com prising thehead 9 and the arms 10com- Afterremoving the said nut this latter unit is slipped over thethreaded .portion 5 onto the: squaredv portion 4, and the nut 7 isscrewed down and holds the said head and arms firmly; between thewashers3 and 8,

and makes the head and arms unitary with' the .said shaft.

plete turnstile, leaving the other casing 11 standing likea post and notencumbering the: exitpassageway to any extent. 7

When thecar travels in the opposite direction, the same operation isreversed, the same, head and. arms unit doing duty for both'casin'gs 1and 11 alike. 7 r

Iii-placing the turnstile casings .ona car 12, if thesame be of the Y-rype as in Fig. l

the operative positions of the casings will be" on either-side of thelongitudinal center line CD of the car, as; more particularly broughtout. in oursaid companion applica tion; but instead of the turnstilebeing moved as. a whole; transversely across the floor of the car; asinsaid companionapplication, only the-headv and arms thereof are movedacross from the-operative. position 13 to another operative position 1Aon the other side ofthe longitudinally placed bar 15. Ifthe car 12 beofthe type shown on Fig.

' 2' the turn-stilecasings 1 and. 11 are placed one, at either endof thecar as shown, leaving the; passagewayat theend where the' turnstilecasing is inoperative almost entirelyv clear and unimpeded;

1f. the car ,12 be of: he non-looping type as shownin Fig. 31the;two=turnstile 'caslngs 1 and -lliareplacedas' shown.

V 1,; 2, and 3 ,i 17' represents-perma- The mach'nevvfll now function asa com *nent horizontal bars or the like; 18 are movable bars orartitions; and 19 show 7 the position of the tracks on which the saidpartitions slide as shown more particularly in the said companionapplication.

The positions shown in Fig. 3 are especially advantageous should thetravel be from a point,'say a city, to outlying factories. Going outfrom the city the crowd would be greatest and more concentrated in aconstricted space as in the city, and therefore inorder not to delay thecar the passengers should be allowed to enter the front and pay as theytravel filling the rear portion 16 of the car as no passengers wouldprobably get on after passing say-the city line. 1' I On returninghowever, there is not so much chance of delaying the car as only a fewpassengers at'a time get on the car from each of the factories, andthese can herequired to pay as theyren'ter.

The invention is not hmited to just the three types of ears'shown. forthesame can be used in any type of car or even on the ground andtherefore it must be understood that various changes may be madein'theform, proportion, size and detail of the several structuresjshown aswell as in the numher: and position of the different elements used,without departing from the spirit of the invention. 1 i

1. The combination with' a car, of two independent turnstile' casingscontaining registering mechanism, and a single head and arms therefor. 7

2;Thecombin'ationwith a'car, of a pluralitvof supports, registeringmechanism mounted on each of the same, and a single headand connectedtherewith remov- J ably mounted upon-oneof the saidsupports and adaptedto; be. transferred to and removabl'y mountedw upon the other ofsaidsuppo'rtsj q V y -3. The comb nation with a car, of a turnstilecomprising; a headless support, regis tering mechanism. thereon,a'second' and similar support, registering mechanism thereon: also, anda revoluble head and arms connected therewith and adapted to be mountedon either of the said supports.

la-The combination witha car, of an enf trance at one end and an exitin. the middle thereof, and a turnstile havingits support mounteddirectly opposite the said exit.

5. The combination with a car, of an entrance'at one end andan. exit inthe middle thereof, and'a turnstile having its support mounted directlyopposite-the saidrexit and against the farther side of the car oppositethe said exit V 1 trance at one end and'anjexit in the middle thereof, aturnstile having its support 6. The combination with .a car, ofan ensaidexit and against the farther side of the !0 car opposite the said exit,a bar placed approximately along the longitudinal center line of the carbetween the said turnstile and the said exit, and a second bar placedover the top the said first mentioned bar.

0. D. TRUBENBAOH.

D. BALDWIN SANNEMAN.

of the said turnstile and parallel to 15

